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One of my favourite things about cooking a large ham dinner is all of the leftovers. I think that I look forward to the leftover even more than the initial dinner and I always have fun trying new dishes using the ham. I recently came across the this recipe for a ham and leek tart on Picante Cooking and I immediately knew what I would be doing with some of the leftover ham in my freezer.

This ham and leek tart is pretty simple and dead easy to make! It starts out with an all butter pie crust which you can easily make yourself or you could save some time by using a store bought one. Next up the ham and leeks are sauted, and mixed up with an egg, some cream, cheese and a touch of grainy mustard. After just 20 minutes in the oven the cheese is all melted and bubbling and golden brown and good. The ham and leek tart is amazingly tasty and all of the flavours work well together. I have to say that my tart disappeared way too quickly. :) I served the ham and leek tart with a simple arugula salad along with a glass of white wine.

Directions:
1. Roll the pie dough out, fit it into the tart pan and trim the edges.
2. Heat the oil in a pan over medium.
3. Add the ham and saute until it starts to turn lightly golden brown, about 7-10 minutes and set aside.
4. Melt the butter in the same pan over medium heat.
5. Add the leeks and saute until tender, about 7-10 minutes.
6. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute and remove from heat.
7. Mix the egg, cream and mustard.
8. Mix the ham, leeks, the egg mixture and 1 cup of the cheese and pour it into the tart shell.
9. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
10. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until the cheese has melted an the pie shell is a light golden brown, about 20 minutes.

I feel the same way about a giant turkey dinner. I LOVE leftover turkey but ham is a close second. This look fab! I usually stick to split pea soup but I think I will try something new the next time I have ham, or just go get some right now! :)

Kevin, the ham and leek tart looks great, and I'll give it a try this weekend when I have family visiting.

I wanted to ask a question not related to this specific recipe, however. My daughter bought a chocolate peanut butter variety of the Nanaimo bar at a bake sale. She said it had the chocolate/nut base with the coconut, but the cream middle layer, while having the texture and underlying taste of the traditional filling, there was a peanut butter flavor that was fantastic, and she wanted me to try and whip up a batch. I've looked for recipes online, without much luck. Would you have any tips on how to add peanut butter, or whatever else might lend a peanut buttery flavor to the cream filling in your recipe?

I just devoured a ham sandwich and I'm quite happy that I slowed myself down just in time to save some extra for tomorrow's lunch. With your Ham and Leek Tart recipe, I now have something to look forward to tomorrow. :-)My French friend often makes a Potato and Leek soup, it's quite common in France (according to her)but now I feel compelled to share your recipe with her.

Anonymous: A peanut butter version of the nanaimo bars sounds good! You could start by replacing the walnuts in the base with peanuts. For the filling you could either just mix 1/3 cup peanut butter into the current recipe you could go with something like:1/3 cup butter (room temperature)1/3 cup peanut butter1/4 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar)

I'm definitely with you on the cooking hams and looking forward to the leftovers. I often choose my hams based on how I think the butcher will slice it (or how I will need to cut it later), so I know how it'll work in a big pot of ham and beans, hehe.

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